Global wonders have descended, and only I possess the treasure-hunting radar.

The moment the cold touch came, the Tiger Talisman seemed to be sucked into his body and stopped falling.

There was no pain.

There was no sense of erosion either.

The next moment, countless overlapping voices from the Northern Army echoed in his mind.

"Delivery complete, instructions can be issued now."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yan raised his right hand.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Zhiyan in the observation room immediately spoke up.

"Proceed to the next step."

Wang Yan and Lin Ji opened the chess box at the same time.

Two white chess pieces appeared in front of them.

The chess pieces have no patterns on their surface, yet they feel strangely heavy when you hold them.

Wang Yan looked down at the white chess piece in his hand.

In less than two seconds, the surrounding walls began to blur.

Countless figures reappeared in his sight.

The figures were fighting over something whose shape they couldn't make out.

However, compared to the last time I stared at the black pieces, there were significantly fewer contenders appearing in the illusion this time.

Lin Ji, on the other side, also saw the same scene, and his breathing became heavier.

Upon hearing the abnormal warning from the internal testing equipment, Zhang Zhiyan's voice came through again.

"You should already be seeing the illusion of a struggle before your eyes."

"Keep gazing, don't resist."

"The placement of the white pieces was still jointly controlled by the Administration and the Neutral Calamity two days ago."

"Normally, someone will meet you after you land."

Wang Yan's heart stirred.

The white pieces send them to the locations controlled by humans and neutral calamities.

This at least suggests that there is some connection between the color of the piece and the area it enters.

He also had a black chess piece hidden in his hand.

If this assessment is correct, the position corresponding to the black piece is very likely the area controlled by the hostile human faction.

The White-haired Ghost is currently in a favorable position in the game and is very likely on the Black side.

If Wang Yan were to use black pieces again in the game, he would have to transform them into a calamity beforehand.

Otherwise, they might be besieged by the entire region as soon as they land.

This judgment cannot be completely confirmed yet.

But it's always better to prepare in advance than to try to figure it out after you're inside.

The figure in the illusion became clearer and clearer.

Wang Yan's consciousness also began to feel a slight pulling sensation.

Zhang Zhiyan knew the teleportation was about to begin, and his voice rose accordingly.

"Wang Yan, Lin Ji, today you enter the game as white pieces, behind you is the Management Bureau, and also humanity that is still fighting against the calamity."

May your journey be filled with success and your triumphant return be blessed!

As the last move was made, the white pieces suddenly lit up.

All the images in front of Wang and Yan distorted simultaneously.

The gray-white walls, the unmanned vehicles, and the observation room have all disappeared.

I don't know how much time passed, but I finally felt solid ground beneath my feet again.

Wang Yan opened his eyes.

What appeared before me was a complete world composed only of black and white.

The land is cut into huge checkerboard patterns by crisscrossing black ravines, and the white stone plain stretches to the horizon.

In the distance, the mountains, one black and one white, resemble two giant dragons coiled on either side of a chessboard.

The silvery river flows through the valley along the chessboard lines.

Further away, several black and white high platforms pierced the clouds, their purpose unknown.

In addition, Wang Yan also discovered that there were many animals active in the mountains and forests.

This place does not require the holder to replenish its power, nor will it collapse due to the domain being temporarily uncontrolled.

This is not simply an expansion of the field.

Mountains, rivers, living things, and rules have formed a stable cycle.

Even without a constant owner controlling it, this world can still function on its own.

Only now did Wang Yan truly see the difference between S-class and SS-class artifacts.

His domains can now overlap, and can also generate Black Impermanence, Judge, and Faceless Believers.

However, compared to the self-contained chessboard world before us, it still lacks a truly stable framework.

This gap did not disappoint Wang Yan.

Instead, it helped him determine which direction to improve in.

Wang Yan quickly regained his focus.

Now is not the time to study this SS-level artifact domain.

He and Lin Ji were standing on a makeshift white stone platform.

Several flags bearing the Bureau's logo were stuck along the edge of the platform.

Supply boxes and makeshift shelters were also placed nearby.

According to Zhang Zhiyan, there should be someone stationed here.

But Wang Yan didn't see anyone.

It was too quiet around us.

Lin Ji also noticed something was wrong and immediately lowered his voice.

"The backup isn't here. Don't leave the platform yet; something's not right."

Wang Yan shook his head upon hearing this.

"It's not that no one is there to help."

"The rendezvous point has already been taken by someone else."

The Wangyan system radar swept across the area.

A series of prompts appeared before his eyes.

[A Class F artifact has been detected.]

[A Class E artifact has been detected.]

[A Class B artifact has been detected.]

[A Class A rare item has been detected.]

[A Class S artifact has been detected.]

……

Several strange auras dispersed around the white stone platform.

The closest one is less than 100 meters away.

Those points of light were originally motionless, clearly having been lying in ambush nearby.

The placement of the white pieces is no longer under human control.

The previous intelligence is outdated.

On the other side, upon hearing this, Lin Ji immediately pressed his hand against the strange object on his chest.

He did not doubt Wang Yan's judgment.

Wang Yan was able to suppress six candidates in the headquarters selection process, so his perception ability must be even stronger than his.

Just as Wang Yan reminded Wan, an excited shout came from below the stage.

"Humans!"

"As expected, humans still manage to get in from here."

As the roar sounded, all the dots on the radar began to move at high speed.

Several figures rushed up the white stone platform from different directions.

One of the calamities was covered in jet-black spikes and was nearly three meters long.

The S-class artifact aura emanating from him was the strongest one detected by the radar.

Other calamities also began to reveal their malevolent nature.

"Kill them, and we'll have more treasures to share."

"Leave that young man to me. I've been eating chess beasts here for days, I'm sick of it."

"We still need to be careful, lest we crash!"

The shouts subsided, and the attack followed.

Dense bone spurs tear through the air.

Black flames rolled toward the white stone platform from the other side.

A twisting force also blocked their retreat.

Several attacks worked together to seal off all the gaps around the White Stone Platform.

If it were an ordinary weapon user, they would be severely damaged by this attack as soon as they entered the fray.

Wang Yan remained completely calm.

The strongest aura detected on the radar is only S-class.

Unless the opponent has a higher-level trump card, these calamities are not qualified to keep him here.

Lin Ji's expression changed, and he immediately reached for the healing artifact on his chest.

Wang Yan was faster than him.

The wondrous object was now in his hands.

Just as he was preparing to counterattack, the voice of the Northern Army suddenly rang in his mind.

"Let me handle this. That thing covered in spikes is quite strong."

Wang Yan frowned upon hearing this.

"Isn't it necessary to first confirm that the game won't drive you away before you can break free from my anchor point?"

The Northern Army's collective voices, numerous and overlapping, remained remarkably calm.

"The game had already detected me when I entered this world."

"Since they haven't been expelled yet, it means they've successfully entered."

There's no point in staying with you.

The next moment, the tiger tally that was stuck to Wang Yan's chest fell off on its own.

More than a thousand small paper flags along the edge were unfurled simultaneously.

A blinding light exploded from the center of the tiger tally.

The approaching calamity, the attack that had already reached them, and Wang Yan and Lin Ji were all enveloped in light.

The white stone platform beneath their feet vanished instantly.

Instead, there was an endless expanse of yellow sand.

The sound of war drums boomed from the depths of the yellow sand.

The voice of the Northern Army group then rang out.

"This landing site has been lost, and the surrounding situation is more complex than the intelligence headquarters has received."

"You don't need to waste your energy here."

"After we deal with them, you can take the strange object dropped by the calamity that looks like a hedgehog, and then you can leave the game."

"Consider that strange object your reward for getting us involved."